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AD-> Default ad_copy Convert ADValued BoolValued VecAD base_require

Convert-> Value Integer Output PrintFor Var2Par

PrintFor-> print_for_cout.cpp print_for_string.cpp

Headings-> Syntax Purpose f.Forward(0, x) pos before var after Discussion Alternative Example

Printing AD Values During Forward Mode
Syntax
f.Forward(0, x)
PrintFor(before, var)
PrintFor(pos, before, var, after)

Purpose
The zero order forward mode command
     f.Forward(0, x)
assigns the independent variable vector equal to x . It then computes a value for all of the dependent variables in the operation sequence corresponding to f . Putting a PrintFor in the operation sequence will cause the value of var , corresponding to x , to be printed during zero order forward operations.

f.Forward(0, x)
The objects f , x, and the purpose for this operation, are documented in Forward .

pos
If present, the argument pos has one of the following prototypes
     const AD<Base>&               pos
     const VecAD<Base>::reference& pos
In this case the text and var will be printed if and only if pos is not greater than zero and a finite number.

before
The argument before has prototype
     const char* before
This text is written to std::cout before var .

var
The argument var has one of the following prototypes
     const AD<Base>&               var
     const VecAD<Base>::reference& var
The value of var , that corresponds to x, is written to std::cout during the execution of
     f.Forward(0, x)
Note that var may be a variable or parameter . (A parameters value does not depend on the value of the independent variable vector x .)

after
The argument after has prototype
     const char* after
This text is written to std::cout after var .

Discussion
This is helpful for understanding why tape evaluations have trouble. For example, if one of the operations in f is log(var) and var <= 0 , the corresponding result will be nan .

Alternative
The Output section describes the normal printing of values; i.e., printing when the corresponding code is executed.

Example
The program print_for_cout.cpp is an example and test that prints to standard output. The output of this program states the conditions for passing and failing the test. The function print_for_string.cpp is an example and test that prints to an standard string stream. This function automatically check for correct output.

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Input File: cppad/local/print_for.hpp